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Grzegorz "gsmok" Makarewicz, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tubeamplifier Priboj (original russian name-Прибойor Breaker in english) is one of the fewsecondary markettube audio amplifiersmanufacturedbyour neighbors across the eastern border. Like mostofdevicesfrom that region it has ahopelessdesign line and poor craftsmanship. The counterweight tothesedefectsisa thoughtfulschematic diagramandoutstandingsonicperformance. Inshort it is aprincessdressed in abeggar's rags.

Grzegorz "gsmok" Makarewicz, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

PCL86 electron tube belongs to a group called "TV tubes" - tubes used in TV sets produced in the last tube TV's. In general, the models produced in the late 70's and early 80's of last century were already mixed transistor-tube devices. A classic example of this TV was the "Libra" produced in the Warsaw Television Plant (WZT). With this design sentimental memories bind me, because I belonged to a group called. "assemblers" who, as the name suggests, were involved in assembling these TV's from parts obtained from "Bomis" (younger Internet users have a little search online to find out what it was).

Grzegorz "gsmok" Makarewicz, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Audio Innovations 500 is a 25 watt Class A tube integrated amplifier. As the name suggests, it was manufactured by Audio Innovations, Brighton, UK. Audio Innovations was founded by Peter Qvortrup and Erik Andersson in 1984. The company produced tube amplifiers from 1984 to 1996. In 1991 Audio Innovations was bought by Audio Components and in 1996 Audio Partnership bought the brand. Series 500 amplifiers originated in the late 80-ies of the last century - at the beginning of the operationon of Audio Innovations in the market.